Checkpoint

Some Muriwai residents are bringing in their own experts - saying they're sick of being stonewalled by the council.

Last night the council's geotech boss told Checkpoint some residents may have to… Read more Audio

Coromandel could be in a hole lot of trouble with another chunk of a key highway disappearing down a hillside.

State Highway 25 between Whangamatā and Hikuai is open for essential travel only and… Read more Video, Audio

The North Island's Tararua district was under a state of emergency until just a few days ago after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Settlements on the coast, east of Palmerston North, were particularly hard hit… Read more Video, Audio

Thames Coromandel Mayor Len Salt says yet another washout forcing a section of State Highway 25 down to one lane is bringing more anxiety to the region.

State Highway 25 from Whangamatā to Hikuai had… Read more Video, Audio

Regulars at a Papamoa early childcare centre don't make a big deal about the advanced age of one of their part-time teachers.  Former maths teacher Mike Carter works part-time at The Blue Cottage as… Read more Video, Audio

There were tense scenes outside court when two teenagers accused of murdering a 28-year-old in Auckland on Friday night appeared in court.

The 17 and 14-year-old are accused of killing Joshuah Tasi… Read more Audio

Teachers agree the Qualifications Authority unwittingly made trial NCEA tests too difficult last year.

Documents show the Education Ministry warned the authority that the way the reading, writing and… Read more Audio

Only about 1 million census forms have been filled out ahead of the official Census night - Tuesday 7 March.

Data from the survey is used by the government and other agencies to form policies… Read more Video, Audio

The father of a three-year-old found dead in a council sewage pond has used today's sentencing to voice his concerns about the police investgation.

Gore District Council appeared in court today -… Read more Audio

Auckland Council's head of engineering resilience says it could be six months' wait for homeowners on two roads affected by landslips at Muriwai, before they know if they can live in their properties… Read more Audio

The Black Ferns Sevens have continued their hot run of form after beating Australia 19-12 at the Vancouver leg of the World Series. We're joined by sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe.  Read more Video, Audio

The world's first transgender politician, Georgina Beyer, has died. Friends of the ground-breaking politician and activist say she died this afternoon after a long illness.

Her friends Scotty and… Read more Video, Audio